Language Spoken At Home in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,133 | 100% |
English only | 29,024 | 96.3% |
Language other than English | 1,109 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 277 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 423 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 128 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 381 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 70 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 219 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 86 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,862 | 100% |
American | 2,837 | 8.9% |
Arab | 36 | 0.1% |
Czech | 92 | 0.3% |
Danish | 382 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 865 | 2.7% |
English | 4,012 | 12.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,026 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 446 | 1.4% |
German | 9,245 | 29.0% |
Greek | 46 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 16 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,470 | 14.0% |
Italian | 961 | 3.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,457 | 4.6% |
Polish | 395 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.0% |
Russian | 284 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 667 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 1,042 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 1,081 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 176 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 56 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 401 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,242 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,225 | 62.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,069 | 23.2% |
Married-couple family | 6,336 | 47.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,944 | 14.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 557 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 293 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,332 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 832 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 5,017 | 37.9% |
Householder living alone | 4,130 | 31.2% |
65 years and over | 1,875 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,404 | 25.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,031 | 30.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,031 | 100% |
Householder | 13,242 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 6,365 | 20.5% |
Child | 8,302 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 1,302 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,820 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 912 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,926 | 100% |
Never married | 3,945 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,800 | 52.6% |
Separated | 137 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 422 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,622 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,483 | 100% |
Never married | 2,799 | 20.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,651 | 49.3% |
Separated | 208 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,691 | 12.5% |
Divorced | 2,134 | 15.8% |
Fertility in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 278 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 52 | 18.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 482 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 217 | 45.0% |
Less than 1 year | 79 | 16.4% |
1 or 2 years | 32 | 6.6% |
3 or 4 years | 22 | 4.6% |
5 or more years | 84 | 17.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 217 | 100% |
Who are female | 119 | 54.8% |
Who are married | 188 | 86.6% |
School Enrollment in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,370 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 373 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 385 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,000 | 40.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,572 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,040 | 27.7% |
Educational Attainment in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,730 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 754 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,431 | 6.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,400 | 34.1% |
Some college, no degree | 5,460 | 25.1% |
Associate's degree | 2,168 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,244 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,273 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.8% |
Veteran Status in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,109 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,362 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,300 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,554 | 17.7% |
Under 18 years | 6,693 | 100% |
With a disability | 231 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 19,215 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,627 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 5,392 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,696 | 50.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 31,509 | 100% |
Same house | 26,314 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,177 | 16.4% |
Same county | 3,016 | 9.6% |
Different county | 2,161 | 6.9% |
Same state | 976 | 3.1% |
Different state | 1,185 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 18 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,862 | 100% |
Native | 31,195 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 31,080 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 17,264 | 54.2% |
Different state | 13,816 | 43.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 115 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 667 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 667 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 333 | 49.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 334 | 50.1% |
Year of Entry in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 782 | 100% |
Native | 115 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 115 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 667 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 667 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lewiston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 667 | 100% |
Europe | 184 | 27.6% |
Asia | 217 | 32.5% |
Africa | 21 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 173 | 25.9% |
Northern America | 72 | 10.8% |